West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-03-18

be devoted 10 the faithful discharge
of the important legislative duties
|devolyed upon them by the Consti-
tuition, for which they are paid.
FouRrH-Tha the conduct ofSen-
ators Camden and Kenna in leaving
their places in the Senate Of the
United States, while in session and
when measures of the highest jim
portance to the people were pending
before 1t, and for attending to which
they were appointed and paid, and
going to Charleston to instruct and
influence the members Of the Legis-
lature OF the State. in the discharge
of the high duties committed to
them by the people, for the purpose
of securing the reelection of Mr..
Camden and remaining there-Mr.
Kenna for days and Mr.. Camden for
weeks, is such an exhibition of
faithlessness to public trust and
such disregard of public duty as
| to deserve our condemnation.
A SPECTACLE FOR THE GODS.
FIFTH-That the spectacle Of the
Federal office holders in this State
appointed through the agency of
Senators Camden and Kenna flock
ing to Charleston to influence and
intimidate the members of the Leg
islature in the discharge Of their
duty and to secure the reelection of
Mr.. Camden to the Senate is humil-
iat:ng and disgtaceful, and we call
upon President Cleveland to prevent
its recurrence in the future.
SIXTH-That we condemn the con-
duct of Senator Camden voluntarily
offering and sending, as we are cred
itably informed he did do, to Demo
cratic candidates of the Legislature,
money to aid them in securing their
election, he being at the time q can
didate for United States Senator,
and they being the persons to de-
eide whether he should be elected or
not, and then going to Charleston to
solicit the votes Of these persons
whom he had placed or attempted to
place under pecuniary obligations to
himself. This has so much the APP
pearance of bribery and is so I'M
worthy of the high office he has held
that we denounce and condemn it.
SEvENTH-That we cordially en-
dorse the action Of our Senators and
Representatives in the Legislature,
who had the courage and independ-
ence to resist wrong and do right.
That we We're and are opposed to
the election of Senator Camden to
! the Senate, and Senators Flournoy
and Price and Representatives Chip
ley voiced our sentiments by their
action in the Legislature.
( EIGHrH-That we sincerely desire
the unity, harmony and success OF
the Democratic party in this State,
but believing that can only be Sc
cured by an honest effort to reform
the methods of political action and
q recurrence to the fundamental
principles of the party we do earn
estly recommend to the Democrats
in every county OF this State to APP
point delegates to convention to be
held in the present year at some
time and place hereafter to be des-
| ignated to consult as TO the meas
ures to be adopted to promote the
future harmony and success of the
party in the State.
NINTH-That we recommend to
the Democrats of this Senatorial
district that they appoint delegate
from each county and one from the
district at large to wait upon Presi-
dent Cleveland and lay our views
before him.
I TENTH-That these resolutions be
published in the Wheeling Register,
Wheeling Mtelhigencer, and all the
! Democratic papers of this Senatorial
district.
We have advices from Moorefeld
that the above resolutions truly re-
| fleet the sentiments OF an over
whelming majority in Hardy. 1t is
true there were 4 few individuals
present in that meeting who train
with monopoly and they voted
against the resolutions, but their
number was too small to attract even
passing attention. On the next day
these persons met together and
adopted the resolutions printed be-
low. Our correspondent in Moore
field will presently give us the truth
respecting these two meetings. AS
q matter Of course it was very easy
for two or three men to meet, in q
| hack room. and adOpt resolutions